Reading appliance



July 3, 1923. 1,460,923

R. M. SEARLE v READING APPLIANCE Filed June so. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN V E N TOR.

BY W ATTORNEYS.

July 3, 1923.

' R. M. SEARLE READING APPLIANCE 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Filed June 50 1921 Y INVENTOR.

/' ATTORNEYS.

Patented July 3, 1923. k I I v v 43mm M. sEARLE, or noorii is'rnn To all whom it piag jc o 'rtce mi r t me Steaka known construction at I BERT M- LEQ a I citizen'l o' f the United States', resident'of A Rojches te zr,- in, the. county] oif iiMonroe' -"a 'nd 4 r State. of New i'jYork, haye invented. certain: a new I and useful Improvements in .Read iing;

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,Appl an es-1 f].ithkh th specification,

leappliances I and an object thereof "is s, proiectly from ,the. illuminating miif ms 'will' i no t strike, the 'eyes ,of thei'vieweif, Still: an;

j v vother object of the invention is to associate .j with, anfilluininatingineans'a flight filter which will prevent undesirable rays ,tron

e d b in re ved by. the e e i jf' Tothese ntipnirf fi s; the inven on cf ii I sists-aorf ip fl i l nd 9-Qm in tiin s f 10., parts}; all pfflwhichi willt .here nafterjfde- I cribed, the novelIfeatiiifesflbeing pointed out i it ie ap e ed? la ms. t

,fln the drawing a.

t n eonstr mt d li i ace' lceilw t "t finvention, part s of the lightijfi ter 'l'q gS. f wa y' to illustrate. ,the

ing broken a ins e s;

Fig. 2 side elevation; a

Fig. 3 is an enlarged 3-3, Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a detail view showing the manner in which the lamp casing is supported;

and Y Fig. 5 isa detail view on one edge of the section on the line lamp casing showing the manner in which the latter is held from engagement with the field to be viewed.

The field to be viewed may be of any suitable form. In this instance, itis in the form of a work holder 1 which is supported for vertical movement on a stationary frame 2 I in a manner well-known in copy holders, the work holder having a work clamp 3 of l hold'er; 1 a s to obtain up r land, i ls ins't wi i man'ne -"as ltofprev ent direct "'iaysitifffthe a p trik et esis"; f b p ie t'i he "field through-fiche'llens'f The an l i ha l e ar "Fig.f1.is;a...faceviewofareadingfappliy" shows the reading appliance in a th two sides I 1 lens 1 aiiid i; eacli filiaviiig rear we l fin inwa dly 7 opi el ei d 1 11mm, T f s ari angementg'permi magnification of the wane;

I Arranged. to illmninate the fine iiti' etth lens is an illuminating l i i sa illu urinating means, infthis "instance; iis in' the form an elongated "incandescentfl'electrical lamp 1Q extending tr ansversel of t e-mm f supportf 1 and having associated (therewith f hedi 'rt si 1 me ns, such a'lamp l' liofelo ngaftedf form, extendingfgtransversely "of ti this instance; the 1 casin s fgl piecf of sheet ma't fi'al rolled iifntd su t i l y.l l b ar f rr' l wa t "e g s warme a t e o en r edge having tongues 13i'ol'1ed-'arotind the rod 8, the material being extended be:

yond saidflrolled portions to provide an" .Ielongated' longitudinally eXten ding cipenin-g f L edge 14 inrear of the lens acting asa line guide; The opposite edge of the sheet metal, forming the casing, is fluted at 15, and this fluted portion serves to cooperate with the Work in the event that the casing is brought into engagementwith the work illuminated field a ray filter which, in this, v

instance is in the form of an elongated lens I,

1.6 inclosed withina frame 17 movable' with reference to the illu nating. to pert abetteif vis a of fielii indep nd ntly ofi said ray filter. In this instance, this ray filter is What is known as day-light glass as it modifies the artificial light to produce the day-light effect on the field when the field is viewed through the lens. The illustrated of one viewin the fieljd through'the, lens, sai mea shaving pro ision to pre entxth arm-o fal magnify g nsor a y fi st in'r' ah of'the lens; The e s may v nl lens or. hath-1 e, amp "C sing i 'O hanged with e erence, to t e magnifying: I en'sl f h t t is djustable with the la ter s01 that their relati,01 h p s mainta ned f r: y

' adjustmen h yffi 'tering'le s m able. from it qp el ablepositionso that aview' atom field may be obtainedi'ndependently of suc my: filter 4 1 What I claim invention and ,desire' to, secure by Lette s atent is:

n. ombination Wl field; to be viewed, an, elongated lens, a lamp, an. elonlgated, tubular casing for the lamp. having,

one side extendingt the nsvs that no ,space isprOY dQClbBtX QQthe lens and-the tasil g hrough whi h dire 'a-yamay pa s toljtheeyes ofthe viewerof the, field through, the lens, j ng having'anvelongated' 9 jo ening permitting the rays to .passlf'rom,

f the lamp on the field and in'rearof the lens.

- 2, Inicombination with field to be viewed, anelongated lensfor viewing said the magnification, a lamp,- a housing enclos ,ingthellamp Qithat: direct ra s from thelamp may notpass to the eyesof the. \Ziewer ofthe fieldthroughthe lens, said housing opening to permit raysyto pass from the lainp on ithe' fiel'd and'i'n rear of the lens, and'said housing being adjustable with the lens in onder' tojl'mai'ntain the relationship petween them for any adjustment of the ens;

a. In combination with a. field to be" viewed, an elongated 'lensfor viewing said field, means permitting the adjustment of thelens toward and from the field; to, vary the magnification, 7 a 1'amp,fa housing enclosing the lamp so that direct rays froin'the lamp may not pass to the eyes of the viewer ofthefield" through the, lens, said housing having an opening to permit rays to-p ass from the lampon the fieldandifinirear of the lens, and said housing being adjustable with the-lens in order to maintaintherela tionship betwee'nth'em for any adjustment"" i of the lens, and a: light: filter associated with said;- lens and? removable from its, operable position.

viewed, an elongated lens through which the field may be viewed, ancelongatedlamp, an

elongated casing enclosingthe lamp extending arallel with the lens and'p'rovidedwith a longitudinally extending opening, the wall of the casing on oneside of the opening cona 4, In combination with a field. to be 7 necting with. the lens so that rayscannot pass between them to the; eyes, o ifjthe viewer of the field through the lens, the opening being so situated'thatjthe, rays will issue on the field and in [rear of the lens;

5'. In combination with a suitable field" saidfield, an. elongated lamp, and an elon be viewed, an elongated lens associated, with gated tubular lamp housi'ng enclosing said lamp, so that direct; rays cannot issue from the lamp between the, latter and" the lens to the eyes of a view'erof the field through the thefieldfand' the: lens and in rear of the'lens and. nT lo gatedi l ght fi a y mounted in front of the lens.

ROBERT M. S A-R1115,

4 a .lenS,..$ .id.h0using having an elongatediope-nfield, Ineansfpern ittjing the adjustment of; th 1 e ns towardand from the. fieldhto. .val'y. 

